Silk and yarn thread tensioning and waxing device



, Nov. 16 1926. 1,607,098

P 1 I uw W. NOGA SILK AND YARN THREAD TENSIONING AND WAXING DEVICE originali F1166 June 23. 1924 r1 I a? l I Wup Patented Nov. 16,1925.

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My invention relates to improvements in devices for 'applying wax and tension to any and all kinds of ythreads used by all knitting machines or other thread handling machines,

' the principal object being to provide an extremely simple and easily attached device of this Character which Will be highly etticieiit for eectiveljT waxing and tensioning a thread as it travels to Ithe machine, thel Figure v2 is an enlarged perspective view' partly in vertical section.

Figure 3 is a partial top plan view.

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates an arm which carries tensioning and waxing means for silk,

yarn, or Vany other kind of thread. This arm is connected at one end by a horizontal pivot 2, with an arm carrier 3, which carrier comprises a base l having a central opening 5, and a pair of upstanding ears 6 rising from ,the baseat opposite sides of said opening. The arm 1 is pivoted between the upper ends of the ears 6. j

'Ihe carrier 3 rests on a .supporting head 7 and is pivoted theretoby a vertical pivot 8. 'Ihe head 7 preferably includes a horizontal late-like portion 9 upon which the base l o the carrier 3 rests, said'head being also provided Vwith a horizontally disposed bearing 10 wliich'is contractible, for instance, byA

means of a screw 11. A horizontal supporting arm, preferably in the form of a rod 12, has one end secured in the bearing 10, and the other end of this arm is preferably provided with a clamp 13 by means of which it may be secured to an larm 14 of a knitting machine. In the preferred form .of construction, the clamp 13 comprises anfarched bodywhose legs 15 are adaptedto straddle a portion ofthe arm-14, one ofsaid legs being provided with one or more set screws 16 to secure the clamp in place.

Rising j from and formed integrally with the crowny portion of th'eclamp body',is a post 17 hav-V, ing a horizontal opening 18 forming avbear'ving for ltheend of the rod 13, remote from i the head 7 This rod may be readily adjusted in the opening 18, but a set-screw l9-is threaded through the post 17 to hold said rod in adjusted position.

In the preferred form of construction, a bearing post 20'rises from the free end of the arml and is provided adjacent the upper side of'said arm with a cup 21 which may if Y other foreign matter. The thread to be waxed, indicated in the drawing at 28, passes through a guide eye 29y on vthe arm 1 and passes acrossthe upper side of the disk 26. A block of wax .or the like V30, (large or small) of annular form, loosely surrounds the sleeve 22 and rests on the thread, so that as the latter moves between the disk and the block of waX or t-helike, it will be treated* in the desired manner, with the numerous'well yknown results. Furthermore, the tension onl the thread will prevent drop'stitches.

The construction shown and described is simple and inexpensive, may be easily attached, and is'readily adjustable' as occasion y may-require. Furthermore, it is highly eiicient and desirable and for these reasons, the

Vbearings of the sleeve 22 against dust andv l construction shownis preferably followed.

IIowever,'within the scope of the inventionV as claimed, numerous changes may be mada l I claim 1'. A device of lthe class described, y"coinprising a horizontall base havinga central opening and a pair of spaced ears rising V prising a carrying arm, an arm carrier coinfrom said base at VoppositeV sides of said openv ,i

ing, said arm being pivoted between said ears forV vertical movement, a head having a'- liorizontal portion on which said base rests, a vertical pivot passing through the aforesaid 'opening and connecting saidl carrier with said liead,-the head being also formedV 'Y "with a horizontalv contractible bearing, a

horizontal: arm havingV one end secured in lm" Y said bearing, and an attaching clamp having a bearing in Which the other end of said horizontal arm is secured.

2. In a yarn Waxing attachment for a knitting machine7 a clamp adapted to be selO ciated With the clamp for holding said rod in place, a head at the other end of said rod having an opening through Whichthe latter passes, means `for securing said head upon said rod,l an arm carrier pivoted on a vertical axis to said head, and a `carrying arm for Waxing means pivoted on a horizontal axis to said carrier.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto af-Y fixed my signature.

VLADYSLAW NOGA. 

